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Academy chain praised for benefits it brings to poorer pupils in Bradford

Grumpygirl says...8:37am Fri 25 Jul 14

Dixons should acknowledge their faults, which are serious ones. This chain was rated below average on traditional academic subjects (the ones that actually matter) and below average for disadvantaged students. Earlier their Music Academy was criticised for poor music teaching.

Dixons should acknowledge their faults, which are serious ones. This chain was rated below average on traditional academic subjects (the ones that actually matter) and below average for disadvantaged students. Earlier their Music Academy was criticised for poor music teaching.Grumpygirl

Dixons should acknowledge their faults, which are serious ones. This chain was rated below average on traditional academic subjects (the ones that actually matter) and below average for disadvantaged students. Earlier their Music Academy was criticised for poor music teaching.

Score: 4

Apollo says...10:33am Fri 25 Jul 14

Dixons per se was never under Council contol having been founded as a CTC in the days of Grant Maintained schools for those of you who can remember that far back. However, the report is not good overall. Learn from the lessons and move forward.

Dixons per se was never under Council contol having been founded as a CTC in the days of Grant Maintained schools for those of you who can remember that far back.
However, the report is not good overall. Learn from the lessons and move forward.Apollo

Dixons per se was never under Council contol having been founded as a CTC in the days of Grant Maintained schools for those of you who can remember that far back. However, the report is not good overall. Learn from the lessons and move forward.

Score: 4

BirchLane-1964 says...5:26pm Fri 25 Jul 14

This report is misleading, the schools have no more poorer pupils than other schools and not all pupils are disadvantaged. It's just usual media hype trying to focus on disadvantaged kids, rather than focusing on the fact all kids at the schools, disadvangted or not, are getting better education at the Dixons chain than most mainstream schools. Also, the ethos of Dixons is to drive all pupils towards university, something which I believe the majority of under performing kids elsewhere are unlikely to achieve.

This report is misleading, the schools have no more poorer pupils than other schools and not all pupils are disadvantaged. It's just usual media hype trying to focus on disadvantaged kids, rather than focusing on the fact all kids at the schools, disadvangted or not, are getting better education at the Dixons chain than most mainstream schools. Also, the ethos of Dixons is to drive all pupils towards university, something which I believe the majority of under performing kids elsewhere are unlikely to achieve.BirchLane-1964

This report is misleading, the schools have no more poorer pupils than other schools and not all pupils are disadvantaged. It's just usual media hype trying to focus on disadvantaged kids, rather than focusing on the fact all kids at the schools, disadvangted or not, are getting better education at the Dixons chain than most mainstream schools. Also, the ethos of Dixons is to drive all pupils towards university, something which I believe the majority of under performing kids elsewhere are unlikely to achieve.

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